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• Re: 1.9L distributors and hall sensors
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 30 Sep 2020 01:58:34 -0400
  > BTW. as a list member you are entitled to an additional 5% discount on most > $5+ orders > Aren’t you missing a zero in...
• Toyotomi A/C for Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Tue, 08 Jul 1997 08:21:56 -0500
  Volks, Found this distributor on the Web for the Toyotomi line of A/C units as has been discussed on the List. Take a...
• Need source for Hall Sender ASAP!
  Historical mailing list - David Ohlemacher
  Wed, 17 Jun 1998 14:27:19 -0400
  ...The parts store and dealer (local) want me to buy the whole $300 distributor! I also need a source for a cat and muffler...
• Re: Need 050 dizzy
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 13 Nov 2000 15:01:30 -0500
  > I need a 050 centrifugal advance distributor for my 2 liter type 4 anyone > have one reasonable that is good? I have new ones...
• Tune up?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 12 Jan 2003 19:07:04 -0800
  ...It occurred to me that I hadn't changed the plugs or distributor cap and rotor for about 20k miles. How often do you...
• Re: Engine cutting out
  Historical mailing list - Steve Arbaugh
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 13:47:01 -0800
  ...My mechanic told me how to isolate the pickup in the distributor to see if that was bad (I'm sure there's a...
• Re: Passing through creek, engine misses badly
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 2 Mar 2001 21:10:26 -0600
  ...Watch for > sparks between ignition wires, from the wires to ground, and across > the top of the distributor and coil. This can be quite...
• Re: Trouble in the Rain
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 18:08:53 -0600
  ...Another possibility is that there is a layer of oil and dirt on your coil and/or distributor cap where the high voltage wires...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon stumbling-Again!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Jan 1997 17:27:57 -0800
  ...Did you check the plastic elbow coming out of the distributor? If it wiggles, it could be grounding out just inside the distributor. Take...
• Re: Intermittent hot start problem - check all connections!
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 15:47:55 -1000
  I suggest you advertise around for a good used Distributor for your 1.9 waterboxer. that would be a handy thing to have.. and...
• Little VW Content but Relevant for the DIY Crowd
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:19:47 -0800
  ...So you go to the distributors Website and search for a list of retailers that you might buy the product from. But the distributor...
• Re: 1.8 to 2.0 aba swap
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 30 May 2012 10:57:26 -0400
  ...One small detail of note is that your distributor needs to be matched up with the ignition system controlling it. A stock ABA distributor...
• Re: Help please?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 26 Jul 2003 16:09:18 -0600
  ...cap is nearest the main engine pulley, directly above the distributor tightening nut below. Starting there, be sure the wires on the distributor, in...
• Re: Replacing the vacuum advance unit
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:49:28 -0700
  It involves removing the distributor for ease of partial disassembly - ie - removing the rotating stator disc to expose the hall unit/advance plate and...
• Re: 1.9 engine HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 09:56:05 -0500
  The Digijet distributor has a mechanical advance which requires lubrication. A few drops of oil on the felt button under the rotor at every...
• Re: 10VDC Regulator Replacement Part ?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Sat, 24 Oct 1998 08:07:36 -0400
  You might try a real electronics distributor. Digikey (1-800-DIGI-KEY) has about everything I've ever needed in the way of electronic...
• Re: A/T wont drive in 3rd.Assistance PLEASE...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 20 Mar 2003 20:56:27 -0600
  raul lince wrote the high > end pressure sensor was grounded to the distributor and the buzzer goes off > frequently. Be sure that you have...
• ATTN: 80-83 Owners
  Historical mailing list - Paul Wies
  Sat, 26 Apr 2003 20:48:37 EDT
  I recently required an '82 7 Pass, converted from manual to automatic, 2.0 CV, 2 bbl carb, 009 distributor Vanagon. Am looking to...
• Re: The coninuing distributer saga - LOOONG
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 1 May 2010 13:21:52 -0700
  ...Uhhhh, we're not talking about the distributor. We're talking about the distributor DRIVE. Yours is mis-clocked CCW one tooth. That's...
• Re: Hall Sender
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Mon, 10 May 2004 15:10:50 -0700
  ...odor. > So once the distributor cap, the rotor and the dust cover are removed, how > do you removed the distributor shaft to get access...
• Distributor rotor heat damage? (Solving intermittent engine stall)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 19 Jan 2017 14:13:53 -0800
  ...It might have been due to corrosion at distributor hall sender connectors. I addressed that best I could, cleaned all other engine connectors, (they...
• Gas gouging
  Historical mailing list - Frank Herzig
  Wed, 12 Sep 2001 14:18:21 -0500
  ...rest operated by independent dealers and distributors. "We have not raised prices to these dealers or distributors and we are encouraging them to act...
• A new Adventure on the way to the Audi 2.0 Turbo - or pulling gears
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sat, 7 Jul 2001 00:32:31 EDT
  ...I therefore wanted to make a Vacuum advance/retard only distributor compatible with the 3A engine. This Audi distributor uses a very large engaging...
• Re: Tune up help pleeassseee!
  Historical mailing list - Andreas Fenner
  Sat, 20 Jun 1998 23:02:31 -0400
  ...distributor) two things here to visually inspect (and listen !) fuel injectors and distributor,depending on both the age and mileage of the car consider...
• Back from walmart...barely...what's wrong now?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:06:19 -0500
  ...I returned the distributor to the car and it started right up! Figured it must be the distributor connections. Headed for home and before...
• maybe not enough gas, but really good spark, no love
  Historical mailing list - Matt Ratto
  Thu, 5 Dec 2002 15:00:55 -0800
  ...injector hole to prevent an air leak, and operated the fuel distributor manually by pressing directly on the air plate mechanism. First, the injector...
• rattle INSIDE engine
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Mon, 5 Sep 2005 03:42:45 -0500
  ...Kind of sounds like a marble vibrating near the distributor. It rattles a lot faster than a loose valve lifter. Maybe twice a revolution...
• Re: HELP 84 westy misfires between 2800 & 3000 rpm's THANKS
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:34:06 -0400
  Josie, I would start with general tune up items like plugs , plug wires, distributor, check timing etc. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/ in...
• Re: Help, my bus has fallen and can't get up!!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Feb 1995 17:00:58 -0400
  ...Has the distributor come loose and let the timing drift way off? Good luck, doesn't sound serious, just annoying. tim s.
• Advancing timing of WHAT?
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 09:03:05 -0700
  ...ignition engines and don't have spark(ignition) distributors! You must be adjusting the FUEL distributor timing. OLD cars used to have an ignition...
• Re: hall sender vs points
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 17:22:10 -0800
  You can still buy Hall Senders for the air-cooled engines and they're designed to be reinstalled without removing the entire distributor. The...
• Automatic reply: Coolant hose: T-stat to Coolant Distributor Tower
  Historical mailing list - Vanderzanden Michael (DC-LP/SAL-US)
  Thu, 19 Sep 2019 17:17:02 +0000
  I am out of the office. I will return on Friday, September 20. . Email will be checked and answered periodically. Please call my mobile...
• Re: Distributor rotor heat damage? (Solving intermittent engine stall)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 20 Jan 2017 22:34:41 +0000
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• Bosch part numbers
  Historical mailing list - William A. McKinley
  18 Aug 96 01:00:31 EDT
  ...Does anybody know what the Bosch part numbers are for the distributor cap, rotor, points and condenser for a Bosch 050 distrubutor? They're...
• Re: DITRIBUTOR/NO START
  Historical mailing list - Mike Stainbrook
  Sat, 6 Jan 2007 02:45:39 -0500
  I replaced all the parts because of carbon tracking in the distributor,wires seperating when removed,engine running like crap...if I reveresed the...
• Re: ignition problem
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 17:04:09 -0800
  ...ignition problem Make sure that the little plug on the side of the distributor is properly connected, otherwise you will have no spark. Steve...
• Re: 1.8 to 2.0 aba swap
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 30 May 2012 09:16:48 -0700
  ...A stock ABA distributor needs > some modification to work with a digifant system. Or you can modify the > digifant distributor, take your pick. > > Another...
• Re: Why does the fuel pump cycle twice?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 3 Jun 2009 14:26:32 -0700
  ...It occurs 'naturally' on a 4 cylinder engine, ( or 6 ) if you are designing an engine, and want to eliminate the distributor. Engines like...
• gas, spark, still no love
  Historical mailing list - Matt Ratto
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 18:54:21 -0800
  ...Made sure of firing order, and used timing light to position the distributor so that timing is close to correct. Put the timing light...
• More Vacuum leak Qs 83 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 30 Jun 1997 03:57:44 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I got no response between the air distributor and the manifolds and was beginning to get depressed. THEN I hit the spot where the...
• Re: Strange no-start problem
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:01:47 -0800
  ...Look carefully at those three wires at your distributor. One of these sends the "fire" order (for the injectors) to the ECU. If that...
• Re: '81 Vanagon Ignition Weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 07 Sep 1995 09:25:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...allow the fuel mixture >from the manifold to come into the distributor, you have >enough sparks there to ignite it. Geez, now THAT would...
• Need aircooled part ASAP
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 21:13:17 -0400
  I am looking for the part called a "distributor" 070 256 061A that goes into the alternator cover and hooks into the heat exchanger...
• Re: cars without distributors
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 20:35:16 EDT
  In response to this question, my 3 series BMW has a coil attached to each spark plug, and they are all switched by the...
• Re: fuel filter 85gl
  Historical mailing list - Andree Hurley
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 19:23:08 -0500
  I wrote last week about having my 85 GL cut-out on the hiway - someone recommended a new distributor and something else. I checked...
• Distributor
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 08:34:20 -0500
  If you can give us a part number it will make all the difference in the world. Stan ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno...
• Re: German Auto Tools Distributor?
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Sat, 26 Oct 2002 20:36:26 +0000
  Hi Tom, Try Zelenda Automotive 66-02 Austin St., Forest Hills NY 11373-4378, 800 221 0126. They carry all VW-Audi & Hazet tools...
• Re: 2.2 engine hiccups at 3300 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 4 Sep 2017 12:38:17 -0700
  ...The contacts in the male connector at distributor ended up corroding; I have yet to see any evidence of corrosion at other connector contacts...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 06:10:21 -0500
  ...BTW, the Jacobs engine ignition systems, unlike most engines which had dual magnetos, had a split system......one magneto and one Automotive type distributor...
• Re: Mystery Electrical Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 21:58:32 -0400
  ...OK Hall sender unit test: (in bottom of distributor) OK Control unit test(EC, ECU): OK However the problem still occurs as it has...
• Re: 86 Vanagon Water Pump Replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Tue, 23 Mar 1999 23:25:31 -0800
  ...Breaking the plastic hall effect holder on the distributor while prying the pump off with a long screwdriver elicits demonic retribution. The hall effect...
• Wasserboxer Distributor into A/C 2.0
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 27 Apr 1998 18:27:24 -0700
  ...to install the a/c vacuum advance to the hall effect distributor one must drill a couple of holes in the Vac. unit. Turns...
• One Distributor post corrodes, was: try again
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 09:53:49 -0500
  ...If the distributor cap post in question is the "highest" one (since the disc. is at an angle) it may be that scant condensation...
• [vanagon] distributor issue? (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 09:38:07 -0800
  ...vanagon@yahoogroups.com Subject: [vanagon] distributor issue? Hi all, Now that I'm moving forward on my brake issues I've got a second...
• Re: '81 Vanagon Ignition Weirdness
  Historical mailing list - meta/morph
  Thu, 7 Sep 1995 15:13:35 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The inside of the distributor cap was fine, even the four contact points were not corroded, although on two there was a little minor...
• Re: Dist Driveshaft Installation ?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 Jan 1997 18:52:16 -0800
  >| If your engine is at TDC, and ... >| >| if you install your distributor driveshaft 180 degrees out, can you simply >| change the placement of your...
• Re: Loose coil wire
  Historical mailing list - Erik Valeur
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 02:03:37 +0100
  ...Most likely you have old style wires & distributor cap, and new style coil. Unless you want to get into replacing the connector at the...
• Re: About head temp & oil temp reading! Air cooled stuff (My Conclusion)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 30 Mar 2003 15:13:04 -0600
  Timing was 8-10btdc (when possible) and 32-34 total advance (stock distributor) ---------------------- Clip ------------------------ Hope this is a typo! Max advance should be about...
• Mark vs. the Distributor - Final Chapter
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 22:01:08 -0800
  Greetings all, I know you've all be waiting on pins and needles for the thrilling conclusion to my battles with the distributor in...
• Re: 2.1 idling @ 2200, stumbling, etc, where do I start?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 7 Apr 2010 11:49:35 -0600
  ...Also, this is a classic symptom of a failing Hall Sender in the distributor, when the wires are cracking. Richard